M.k. Eidem Serie Imperial 5 | 2025-2027 |

Kerensa lifted her chin, her small hands trembling but her voice steady. “Then sit on the throne, Emperor. Judge me. I came willingly.”

Torin descended the dais. Each step shook the floor. When he stopped before her, the heat from his massive body wrapped around her like a chain. m.k. eidem serie imperial 5

She was no longer accused.

A growl rumbled through the obsidian chamber. Around them, the Imperial Guard tensed. No one spoke to the Conqueror of Grythos like that. No one lived. Kerensa lifted her chin, her small hands trembling

He pulled her flush against him, his forehead dropping to hers. “You never had to steal them, Kerensa. You had only to ask. I would have burned the stars for you.” Kerensa lifted her chin

“Then burn the Tribunal,” she whispered. “Not my world.”